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Blogs for Boobies Card Auction (Breast Cancer Campaign)

3 Jun

Good morning!  Today I am very honored to be participating in the 3rd Annual Blogs for Boobies Card Auction coordinated by Heather Timmins of Skipping Stones Design.  I am very fortunate to not have any personal experience with breast cancer (and I sincerely hope to never hear that word in a ... View Post

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bloghop, butterfly reflections ink, card-making, crafting
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skipping stones designs, zig clean color real brush

CASometry Challenge 2 – Make 5: stage 3

1 Jun

Don’t forget to enter my 2nd Blogiversary Giveaway for a chance to win $50 to the crafty store of your choice!  You can find that post by clicking here! Good morning!  I'm back for the third stage of Anna Kossakovskaya's CASometry Challenge 2 - Make 5!  You can find my first cards here and here! ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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simon says stamp, zig clean color real brush

Lawnscaping Challenge: Under the Sea

31 May

Don’t forget to enter my 2nd Blogiversary Giveaway for a chance to win $50 to the crafty store of your choice!  You can find that post by clicking here! Good morning!  I was working on a card for the Lawnscaping blog and ended up with three so I'm sharing one over there and two over here! ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, lawnscaping
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lawn fawn, lawnscaping, mijello mission gold watercolors, shaker

Christmas Card Challenges #26: Color Inspiration

29 May

Don't forget to enter my 2nd Blogiversary Giveaway for a chance to win $50 to the crafty store of your choice!  You can find that post by clicking here! Good afternoon!  Before we get started I have to tell you that this will be my last week on the Christmas Card Challenges design team for ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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christmas, ellen hutson

I’m Your Biggest Fan, 2nd Blogiversary, and a Giveaway!

28 May

Good morning!!  I'm about three weeks late with this post (oops) but I'm excited to celebrate my 2nd blogiversary today!  My blog has technically existed since 2012 but I blogged my very first cards on May 5th, 2014 and that was really the start of my blog heading more in the direction of cards and ... View Post

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Comparing Dr. Ph. Martin’s watercolors and The Ton’s gold adhesive papers

26 May

Good morning!  I'm excited to share my findings on some new products I've recently discovered!  I've been watching Kristina Werner's lettering videos with the watercolor line from Dr. Ph. Martin's and I wanted to see them in person.  The colors looked gorgeous in her videos and they definitely ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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dr. ph. martins, ellen hutson, essentials by ellen

A Blog Named Hero: Red and Gold Layered Florals

23 May

Good evening!  I'm over at A Blog Named Hero with an easy watercolored card!  I hope you'll head over and check it out!  Here's a sneak peek! ;)   ... View Post

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ABNH, card-making, crafting, design team
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distress ink, hero arts

Christmas Card Challenges #25: Photo Inspiration

22 May

This is my second post for today!  For my first post please scroll down or click here! Good afternoon!  We have a fun photo to inspire you this week! And here’s what I created: I had to go a slightly different route for my card because I recently destashed all of my candy ... View Post

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